I'm a ghost story witch in Tokyo

Chapter 22 22. The Ghost Story

The lobby of the main building of the hot spring hotel was the place where they entered at the beginning. When they entered for the second time, a large wooden grandfather clock with a height of two meters suddenly appeared.

Neither the phone nor the watch can be used, and this grandfather clock is the only item that can tell the time.

The time lost in the regional ghost story is the same as the real world. They were originally part of the real world, and they entered the narrow space after being distorted and separated by mysterious forces.

The narrow space is the reflection of the real world, which follows the same time law, so it can be deduced that the current real world is also at one o'clock in the morning.

The case of the grandfather clock is a darker reddish brown, with a semicircular top and a pure gold clock face below. The pendulum is the same color as the clock face, and three copper chains with a diameter of two centimeters are hung beside it.

The numbers indicating the time on the clock face are all Roman numerals. The silver hour hand points to the number I, the minute hand points to XII, and the second hand does not have a clear point, and it keeps moving.There is a square mechanism in the lower right corner of the clock face, which contains a set of Arabic numerals, currently showing 71.

"One o'clock in the middle of the night and 1, the meaning of these two numbers, let me think about it."

From the perspective of cracking the stream witch, there will not be an object in the ghost story for no reason.It is related to the next direction of the ghost talk, and it has a special role.

Rui Ji inherited the excellent genes of the two witch mothers who passed away, and his ability to use brains is slightly stronger than others.When I saw the grandfather clock, my mind started to turn.

"1 at 1 o'clock plus 71 on the mechanical device equals 72. There are 24 hours in a day, and 72 hours in three days. One hour has passed today, so there are only 1 hours left. That is to say, we must Find the [Specific Rules] of this strange talk within the next 71 hours, otherwise..."

She purposely made a fool of herself first, wanting to test Yue Yue's understanding of this aspect of knowledge.

"Otherwise what?"

Yue's expression became a little expectant, and the golden eyes were full of thirst for unknown knowledge, which didn't seem to be pretending at all.

It was hard for Rui Ji to refuse such a look, turned around, stared at the second hand on the clock face that never stopped, and clear theoretical knowledge poured into his brain.

"Otherwise, at the end of the countdown, the ghost story world will face a [collapse], and the opposite is [reconstruction]. The timeline of the ghost story world will return to the original time node before we have arrived after the reconstruction. The batch of entrants arrives, like a copy of the game."

"What if we hadn't left before refactoring?"

This is the most critical issue, and it is also an issue that Rui Ji and Yue must solve together.This involves the knowledge of a compulsory course for witches, "Ghost Story", as well as some proper nouns.

The course "Ghost Talk" seems to be one of Ruiji's best. It is not considered a major course, but more of a hobby course, similar to the music art and physical education courses in Chinese high schools.

Witches who major in this course may be assigned to institutions in their country that specialize in dealing with ghost stories after graduation.

While rubbing the glass cover of the grandfather clock with his palm, Rui Ji organized his words.

"We will be turned into ghost stories. When the countdown to collapse ends, the ghost story world where witches or ordinary people live will enter a state of reconstruction. At that time, people or objects that have not been able to leave will also merge with the ghost story and become a ghost story. Part of it, the process of transforming from a human into a ghost story was named "Ghost Transformation" by the first group of witch scholars who studied ghost stories."

There is a saying that you can join if you can't beat it, but those who accidentally enter the ghost talk are forced to join.

"Ghost talk... I only have a rough understanding of it. The school over there doesn't advocate that students take courses that are too dangerous, so they don't offer the "Ghost Story" you mentioned. This is the first time I've heard that there is such a professional course. .”

Yue is very interested in what Rui Ji has learned.

"Is your future ambition to be a witch who suppresses ghost stories for a living?"

The golden eyes that had been half-closed opened a little, and the emotions contained in them were very straightforward.

An overly strong thirst for knowledge.

Witches are the most knowledgeable race in the world. They are born with an excessive desire for knowledge. It is precisely because of the spirit of seeking up and down that Witch civilization is firmly rooted in this land and has become a race that dominates the world and stands at the top of the pyramid.

Rui Ji has never been so enthusiastic about learning, and it is difficult to understand where her desire comes from.

"I... don't know. It's still a few years before I graduate from college, and I haven't even gone to college yet. Who knows what job I will get after graduation? Work is a magical thing, and there are only a small number of people who are suitable for it. Maybe I Now my ambition is to be a financial witch, but after graduation, I found that I couldn't find a suitable firm, so I could only become a sales witch or an insurance witch, or even worse, a street stall witch is not out of the question."

"It's true. It's too early to talk about your future career. Let's go back to the room and rest."

Speaking of rest, both of them yawned.

Although witches have stronger physical fitness than ordinary humans, sleep is also an essential link. At least 3.5-4 hours of sleep a day can provide energy for the next activities.

The lights in the hot spring hotel are all on, and the lights in the rooms are also intended to be kept on so that they can respond at any time.

In the center of the room is a Japanese-style gold-leaf screen with a metal frame and a light-transmitting fabric in the middle. The most traditional Japanese cherry blossom pattern is drawn on it. The style is exquisite, especially the relief on the frame.

The gold leaf on the outermost layer has peeled off in a few places, but the rest of the place is relatively well preserved, and it is a product of the end of the Meiji period by visual inspection.

"Here, do you want to stay or move?"

Rui Ji was embarrassed to admit that after being separated by a screen, she would feel a little scared.

After all, it was only her first day in this witch world full of magic and strange stories, and less than 12 hours had passed, so she needed to spend more time getting used to it.

If you can't see your trusted witch companion as soon as you open your eyes, you will definitely feel uneasy.

"To tell you the truth, I think this thing is in the way, so I might as well move it away."

Yue pretended not to know what Rui Ji was thinking, neither pointed out nor asked why, silently folded the unfolded screen and put it in the corner.Then, she placed several warning runes at the door of the room.

Once there is an abnormal power fluctuation near the door, the rune will make a sound close to the explosion of firecrackers, awakening the sleeping witch and avoiding danger in time.

After a brief discussion, they decided to let one person watch the night first, and then change to another person in the middle of the night.Start going to bed at two o'clock, and everyone sleeps for three and a half hours, which can barely achieve the effect of exquisite sleep.

Therefore, Rui Ji volunteered to be the first night watchman.

(End of this chapter)